diff --git a/kernel/acct.c b/kernel/acct.c
index 6802020e0ceb..44dd6bd63517 100644
--- a/kernel/acct.c
+++ b/kernel/acct.c
@@ -599,9 +599,7 @@ void acct_update_integrals(struct task_struct *tsk)
  */
 void acct_clear_integrals(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
-	if (tsk) {
-		tsk->acct_stimexpd = 0;
-		tsk->acct_rss_mem1 = 0;
-		tsk->acct_vm_mem1 = 0;
-	}
+	tsk->acct_stimexpd = 0;
+	tsk->acct_rss_mem1 = 0;
+	tsk->acct_vm_mem1 = 0;
 }